Lost house of worship, Islandview, 1911 to 1963
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Demolished in 1963
- Opened
- 1911
- Torn down
- 1963
Designed by Peter Dederichs
Our Lady of Sorrows Church stood in Islandview from 1911 until 1963. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
Then and now
What stands there now
Today
A surface parking lot
Detroit's Our Lady of Sorrows Church, designed by Peter Dederichs, stood on this spot for 52 years. It came down 63 years ago. Today the spot is a surface parking lot.
- 1911 Opens Our Lady of Sorrows Church
- 1963 Comes down Our Lady of Sorrows Church
- 2026 Today Surface parking lot
How we know what stands there
- OpenStreetMap surface parking lot at the map point
Checked October 25, 2026. We never guess: a site no source speaks for shows no answer.
What is there now
A surface parking lot
- Today Source: OpenStreetMap
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church came down Source: Historic Detroit
We checked Wikidata, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Rebuild Detroit's landmark records and the county parcel records on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1911, in the years Detroit became the Motor City and built like it meant to stay on top, Our Lady of Sorrows Church went up in Islandview.
Peter Dederichs drew the plans.
It is gone now, demolished in 1963, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1911 Built Designed by Peter Dederichs
- 1963 Closed
- 1963 Demolished
- 2026 Today 63 years since it came down
Where it is
2964 Meldrum St.
On this map
- 1 Our Lady of Sorrows Church This place
- 2 First English Evangelical Lutheran Church House 0.3 mi
- 3 Engine House No. 18 0.4 mi
- 4 Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building 0.4 mi
- 5 James and Grace Lee Boggs Center 0.5 mi
- 6 Goeschel Building 0.5 mi
- 7 St. Bonaventure Monastery 0.5 mi
- 8 Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan 0.6 mi
- 9 Kingston Arms Apartments 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
St. Mary's Catholic Church, by Peter Dederichs. Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Peter DederichsArchitect, 1856 to 1924. Designed St. Mary's Catholic Church (1885) and 3 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Peter Dederichs
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Around the block
It is in Islandview. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- First English Evangelical Lutheran Church House Built 1929, Gothic 0.3 mi
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Engine House No. 18
Building, built 1892, Queen Anne, by George D. Mason
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
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Frederic M. Sibley Lumber Company Office Building
Building, built 1917, Classical Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- James and Grace Lee Boggs Center Building, built 1921, Arts & Crafts 0.5 mi
- Goeschel Building Building, built 1914, Art Deco/Moderne, by Mildner & Eisen 0.5 mi
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St. Bonaventure Monastery
Building, built 1883, Gothic Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan
Building, built 1924, Neoclassical, by Bernard C. Wetzel
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
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Kingston Arms Apartments
Building, built 1924, Tudor Revival
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.